The Servant Lawyer: Facing the Challenges of Christian Faith in Everyday Law Practice

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Robert F. Cochran, Jr. John Inazu

The Servant Lawyer

Facing the Challenges of Christian Faith in Everyday Law Practice

Robert F. Cochran, Jr., John Inazu

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IVP Academic
20 February 2024

Christian life & practice; Legal profession: general; Advice on careers & achieving success

Most lawyers, from Wall Street to the county seat, spend their days drafting documents, negotiating with other attorneys, trying cases, researching the law, and counseling clients. How does this everyday law practice relate to Jesus' call to follow him in servanthood?

With decades of experience in the law office, courtroom, and classroom, Robert F. Cochran Jr. explores Jesus' call on lawyers to serve both individual clients and the common good. Cochran pulls back the curtain with stories from his own career and from the legal community to address a wide range of challenges posed by law practice, including counseling clients, planning trial tactics, navigating tensions with coworkers, and handling temptations toward cynicism and greed. This honest and accessible book

shares wisdom from an experienced practitioner and master teacher addresses real-world situations and relationships experienced by most lawyers charts the way toward a truly Christian practice of everyday law

For students considering a career in law as well as for seasoned attorneys, The Servant Lawyer casts an encouraging vision for how lawyers can love and serve their neighbor in every facet of their work.

By: Robert F. Cochran Jr.
Foreword by: John Inazu
Imprint: IVP Academic
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 354g
ISBN: 9781514007228
ISBN 10: 1514007223
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 20 February 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword by John Inazu Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Client: “This Person God Has Brought into My Life” 2. Lawyers as Builders and Trustees 3. Lawyers as Advocates and Peacemakers 4. Lawyers as Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys 5. Lawyers as Counselors and Colleagues 6. Lawyers as Prophets and Advocates for “The Least of These” 7. The Moral and Spiritual Challenges of Law School and Law Practice Conclusion Selected Bibliography General Index

Robert F. Cochran Jr. is Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law Emeritus at Pepperdine University and a senior fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia. He is the coauthor or coeditor of ten books, including Agape, Justice, and Law; Law and the Bible; Christian Perspectives on Legal Thought; and Lawyers, Clients, and Moral Responsibility.

Reviews for The Servant Lawyer: Facing the Challenges of Christian Faith in Everyday Law Practice

"""For an attorney or law student who wants some day-to-day guidance in down-to-earth prose, The Servant Lawyer is the very best resource I've seen, a delightful must-read for nearly everyone in the field. Robert Cochran has done some heavy lifting in the academic and scholarly fields of law and jurisprudence and is esteemed by others in top-notch organizations such as the Christian Legal Society. But here--wow!--he shines, making the work of being a genuinely Christian attorney really practical. Every career area should be so fortunate as to have such a faithful, imaginative, thought-provoking, and truly helpful guide."" --Byron Borger, editor and contributor to Serious Dreams: Big Ideas for the Rest of Your Life and owner of Hearts & Minds Bookstore in Dallastown, Pennsylvania ""Robert Cochran has for many years been a teacher, mentor, and inspiration to lawyers seeking to flourish and live integrated lives in the day-to-day life of our learned profession. It is well known that lawyers play many roles, and in this engaging and inviting book, Cochran challenges 'everyday lawyers' to follow Christ's example and to reflect on and embrace the role of servant."" --Richard W. Garnett, Paul J. Schierl / Fort Howard Corporation Professor of Law and professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame Law School"